In the past year or so, I have been feeling a lingering fatigue with the indignant, in-your-face...
Interview: Umm Sulayman of Lala Comics
Umm Sulayman, perhaps better known as Lala on Instagram, is the author and illustrator of the...
Lala Comics: Muslim Comics With Heart and Humour
Thanks to Umm Sulayman and Tughra Books for providing a complimentary digital copy of this book....
Podcast: Can History Ever Really Be Erased? (Focus: China: Beijing Coma by Ma Jian)
On this journey, I consider how history continues to exist despite efforts to erase it and the...
Mini-review: The Door by Magda Szabó (Hungary)
Reading The Door by Magda Szabó was, for me, bittersweet, and quietly saddening. This book...
Mini-Review: The Great Passage by Shion Miura (Japan)
I decided to listen to this book on a whim. I was trying to find an audiobook available on Scribd...
Review: The Island of Sea Women by Lisa See (South Korea)
I'm not particularly familiar with Korean history and geography, although more so than I was when...
Review: Love from A to Z by S.K. Ali (Qatar/USA/Pakistan)
This book received a lot of attention from Muslim readers when it came out and now that I've read...
Mini-Review: Punching the Air by Ibi Zoboi and Yusef Salaam
I don't want to say a lot about this book because I don't want to disturb the feeling I have from...
Ep. 46. How Do We Measure Motherhood? (Theme: Motherhood in Literature)
On this journey, I'm joined by Safiya as we discuss how the theme of motherhood appears in...
Review: Are we Getting Caught in Our Own Net(Work)s? (Focus: China: Waste Tide by Chen Qiufan)
Waste Tide (荒潮) by Chen Qiufan (陈楸帆), a Chinese sci-fi novel, led me into a genre and a world...
Podcast: Ep. 45. What Can We Learn from a Family Tree? (Theme: Multigenerational Sagas)
On this journey, I'm joined by Safiya as we discuss What we can learn when we consider the impact...
Podcast: Ep. 44. When the Reading Gets Tough, Should the Tough Keep Reading? (Theme: Upsetting Reads)
On this journey, I’m joined by Leïla, Noor and Assia as we discuss What effect does reading...
Review: سوار الذهب (Gold Ring) by Qais Sedki (UAE)
سوار الذهب (or “Gold Ring” in English) is an Emirati manga written by Qais Sedki. It follows...
Podcast: Ep. 43. What Does Memory Have to do with Justice? (Focus: Palestine: A Map of Absence, Ed. By Atef AlShaer)
On this journey, I’m joined by Alia and Safiya as we discuss Reading iconic poems in translation...
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